Spacecraft formation and orbit control using differential attitude-dependent solar radiation pressure

• Published in: Advances in space research Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 3396 - 3408
• Main Authors: Burnett, Ethan R., Schaub, Hanspeter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Dynamics; Formation flying; Linear controls; Perturbations; Solar radiation pressure; Linear controls; Perturbations; Solar radiation pressure; Dynamics; Formation flying
• ISSN: 0273-1177; 1879-1948
• DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2020.03.047

This paper introduces a linear model for spacecraft formation dynamics subject to attitude-dependent solar radiation pressure (SRP) disturbance, with the SRP model accounting for both absorption and specular/diffuse reflection. Spacecraft attitude is represented in modified Rodriguez parameters (MRP...